Report: Bryce Harper likely headed to DL with bursitis in left knee

Summary of 3 articles · Updated Jun 1, 2013

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday with bursitis in his left knee. Harper had sat the last five games with left knee bursitis and had been bothered by the knee since crashing into the wall at Do… (more)dger Stadium on May 13. Mark Zuckerman of Nats Insider first reported on Saturday that the team was planning on placing their 20-year-old outfielder on the 15-day DL so that he can fully recover from the left knee bursitis he's been dealing with since crashing into the outfield wall at Dodger Stadium back on May 13. "I think, in talking to Bryce, we've got to get by this where it's not a recurring thing," Johnson said. That move is now official, which means Roger Bernadina will continue receiving the bulk of the playing time in left field until Jayson Werth returns from his hamstring injury next week